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The Rising reports: Democrats beat Republicans by 27 points among millennials on the generic ballot, according to a new American Barometer survey. The poll, conducted by Hill.TV and the HarrisX polling company found that 53 percent of 18-34 year-olds said they would support a Democratic candidate in November’s midterm elections, while 26 percent said they would support a Republican candidate …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Taylor Swift made history last night at the American Music Awards, earning the most AMA wins ever by a female artist — but she also did something she has never done before: talk about politics during an awards acceptance speech. When Swift won for Artist of the Year during the ceremony she took the opportunity to use …

“There’s a big difference between these political statements by Taylor Swift and Kanye. Taylor Swift was a virtue signal to try to preserve her reputation among her peers. And I don’t blame her for that because, you know, she needs to maintain her relevancy even though she’s filthy rich. Kanye’s the opposite of Taylor Swift in that he’s stepping away …

Buzzfeed News reports: Since Taylor Swift flexed her star power Sunday with an Instagram post that encouraged her 112 million followers to register to vote, Vote.org has experienced an unprecedented flood of new voter registrations nationwide. “We are up to 65,000 registrations in a single 24-hour period since T. Swift’s post,” said Kamari Guthrie, director of communications for Vote.org. Guthrie …

CNN reports: If he ever enjoyed Taylor Swift’s music, President Donald Trump now likes the pop star’s tracks “about 25% less.” Trump struck out at Swift a day after the singer and longtime Nashville resident endorsed Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen, a former governor, over Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee’s Senate race. “What’d she say?” Trump said with a smile …

CNBC reports: Taylor Swift usually stays out of the political fray, but this year, with just a month to go until midterm elections, the pop superstar is getting involved in a big way. Swift stunned the pop culture and political worlds Sunday night with a lengthy, impassioned Instagram post in which she endorsed Democrats Phil Bredesen and Rep. Jim Cooper …

Via Billboard Magazine: On Thursday morning, the U.S. Copyright Office released a 245-page review of the music licensing regime with some bold proposals. It’s not beach reading season, though, so it’s understandable why the tome hasn’t triggered a mass frenzy just yet. But wait! The government has just suggested a change that would make it possible for Taylor Swift not …

Today iTunes issued its year-end bestsellers chart. Above is this year’s top ten for digital singles. The soundtrack to Disney’s Frozen tops the list for downloaded albums, followed closely by Taylor Swift’s 1989 and Coldplay’s Ghost Stories. The top three downloaded movies: Frozen, The Lego Movie, and The Wolf Of Wall Street. The top three downloaded television shows: Game Of …

(Tipped by JMG reader Tristam) RELATED: Swift set another chart record this week. Taylor Swift this week becomes the first female solo artist to replace herself at #1 on the Hot 100. Her new hit, “Blank Space,” leaps from #13 to #1, displacing “Shake It Off,” which held the top spot for four non-consecutive weeks. Swift is the first act …

Last week Swift pulled her entire catalog off of Spotify at the same time that she became the only artist to score a platinum album in all of 2014, a feat that many industry observers noted as yet more grim evidence on the state of the music business. Anyway, here’s today’s follow-up to Shake It Off, the smash first single …

Taylor Swift, the nation’s top selling artist, yesterday pulled all of her music off Spotify in one of the biggest moves in the long-simmering war between musicians and streaming music services. The decision means that a large number of fans will have only one option to hear Swift’s new album, “1989,” and that’s to buy it, which hundreds of thousands …

Queerty tips us to this achingly cute performance by a University of Rochester a capella group, the Yellow Jackets, in which they do a gay take on Taylor Swift’s video for You Belong To Me. The clip within the clip was shown to the audience while the group performed. Here’s the original Taylor Swift video in case you haven’t seen …

A complete list of winners in all categories can be found on the official Grammys site. Beyonce led the pack with six wins, followed by Taylor Swift with four. Lady Gaga only scored in the less prestigious dance categories. Album of the YearTaylor Swift, FearlessBest Female Pop Vocal PerformanceBeyonce, HaloBest Male Pop Vocal PerformanceJason Mraz, Make It MineBest Rap/Sung CollaborationJay …